Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-04
G A T A r r H q.

to an alarming extent and is productive OF
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
features is a morbid discharge from the
head, varying in its nature at different
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
of clear, acid fluid, but oftener an offensive.
purult Mt, or mueo.purulent, greenish yell
low matter is secreted, which accumulates
in the n0strils or drops into the throat,
neeessitating its frequent removal by blow
ing the nose or expectoration, and often by
both processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in a state of
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged and so fetid is Its odor, The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat of the morbid
matter from the head, and as recumbent
position naturally favors the dow down
waid, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged to
lie with the head very much elevated in
order to sleep with some degree OF com
fort.
In others tough, viscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, IN the passage between the throat
and head, adheriDg to the parts with giulsh
tenacity. Its lodgment embarrasses respi-
ration and creates sensation of irritation
and uneasiness in the affected locality,
which gives rise to constant and almost
irresistible desire TO relieve the discomfort
by drawing the mucous into the throat SO as
to eject it by the mouth This practice,
popularly known as hawking" is charac
teristic OF catarrh, and proves as embar.
RAISING to the one affected as it is disagree.
able to those around him
Again the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the mem brane in the
shape of dry, hard cuucreions, which are
discharged by way of the Boslrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of deep green tint.
In some cases these inerustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form q regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. so firmly
I n
of attachment that their removal usually
| enquiries the most violent efforts; not unfre
| queptly they have to be torn from the men,
brane. Occasionally solid cast OF notable
| size is expelled. on which there are gener-
| ally traces of blood, but in some cases the
cast presents tn ouler appearance. being
| of exact shape of the nasal cavity. This
| condition is indicative OF liberation, which
| in time may destroy the bony structure of
| the nose and produce subsequent hatten-
| ing of that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with in which
a thick yisctd, Shiny secretion coats the
membrane of the nasal cavities and then
putrifes. giving rise to stencil which is
| really overpowering and sufficiently fetid
to poison the atmosphere OF a whole room;
| and there are others in which all the secre-
| tons of the membrane are suspended, caus-
| ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
and feverishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity known as DRY Ca
| tarrh.'
The disease speedily extends to the air
| cavities of the bones OF the forehead and
| face, giving rise to distressing sensation
| OF heavy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and to feeling OF
| fulluess, heat, irritation. soreness or pain
| in the nostrils near the root of the nose, as
well as in the upper parto of the throat, above
and behind the soft, palate. Sometimes
there is pain obstinately fixed in some par.
| ticulaI part, as in the temple, on the top of
the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
the orbits, and occasionally pain maniiests
itself in the face OF so severe character
| The breath is always tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases it becomes SO revolt
| ingly offensive as to render the sufferer
an object of disgust to himself as well as to
| others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
the other, and often on both, giving rise to
a disagreeable stuffy sensation in the head,
and occasioning violent and prulonhed
paroxysms OF sneezing.
| The voice is weak, indistinct and husky,
or OF nasal character, displaying sort OF
shifting quality. 0ftentimes there is con-
tinuous hoarseness and discordance. There
is also sense of irritation in the throat
| and frequent attempts to clear the parts OF
phlegm, producing the sound Them" more
| or less forcibly. In some cases patients
| complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
| IullHebs, OF II c0OKy sensation IN the throat
and in others of distressing and almost
constant dryness, for the temporary relief
| of which they have to swallow frequently.
| Others. again, speak of constant bad or
| nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and becomes weak and irritable; the
| appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
in the morning, The PATIENTS languid, I'M
ABLE to perform mental or physical labor
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, timid,
| agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
| sleep, the memory weakened and perman-
ent impairment threatened.
The mucus membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
and in spite of the utmost care becomes af-
fected from the slightest causes SO that at
last breath of wind upon the lining of the
nose or throat becomes productive OF cold.
and gives rise to serious disturbances of the
respiratory organs. Thus the patient is sub
lect to frequent and repeated colds, each
attack aggravating the disease by giving IL
new impulse and involving a larger ex-
tent or surface than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
organ, invading the throat, larynx, trachea
and bronchial tubes, until, encroaching
further and further, it reaches the finer
ramifcations of the bronchi, when but a
slight impulse is required to send it to the
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affect
other organs in the body, especially those
containing mucus membrane, such as the
stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employ ment of proper Limitations
In the form of medicated vapor mot steam
or spray we are able to produce immediate
ana direct action upon the diseased surface
In the pharynx and nasal passages, for air
VIII fnd.its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities, where it is utterly impos-
sible to make fluid applications. By these
means every case can be cured.
oZGNA.
Oz9na is the professional or technical
name given to the advanced form of catarrh
IN which liberation has eaten through the
age OF the bone. Any case of catarrh may
end in ozoena, but it most frequently occurs
In those who are naturally scrofulous. The
discharge, takes place through the nostrils
yellcwish or greenish yellow color, freqent-
ly tinged with blood, and almost always at
tended by an offensive smell In the Ian
disease is ore Of the most obdurate and
which the physician has to
encounter. In bad cases the breath of the
patient becomes 80 revolving as to isolate
ject of disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces Of bone become separated and
slough off. leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers,
which secrete bloody matter and are ex-
continued for some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
DEAFNESS is one OF the most common conse-
auences, ana results from Its extension
through the eustachian tnbes to the internal
ear. Pains In the head and over the frontal
slnuses, impafring memory, and even In
sanity frequently springs from Its extension
% tne brain. The greatest danger, however,
because the most common. is that 1t will
extend downward and affect the lungs. In
most cases OF pulmonary disease catarrh Is
present In some degree, and In many in.
tances it causes a large share of the pa
tents discomfort.
Besides these grave consequences. all OF
when are liable to spring from crofulous
'atarrh or ozona, there are Others which, IL
ess dangerous. are sufficiently unpleasant.
occasions great unhappiness tot thousands
Il both sexes. by isolating them and pre-
enting their settlement in life. An often
I've running from the nose, with foul
reath, Is about as great calamity as can
efall young. people. TOR no young people
d with catarrh.
Those who visit Southern California, after
-ying every known remedy and failing In
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